Jerry was involved in all aspects of the Purple
Knight athletic program during his days on the hilltop. He
participated in baseball, football, and hockey--playing the first
two as a freshman and sophomore, and hockey as a freshman, junior,
and senior. Hockey was his strongest suit, as he was the lce
Knight starting goaltender for three seasons, including the state
championship team of 1949-50. It was in sports publicity, however,
that Jerry probably made his greatest contribution. As an
undergraduate, Jerry co- founded the College's first publicity
office, served as SMC's first sports information director (under
Hall of Famer John Donoghue '32), and was a founder and first
editor- in-chief of The Michaelman. He also wrote a weekly sports
column for the Burlington Daily News, and compiled the first SMC
sports record book, encompassing the College's first 46 years of
athletics. Jerry was the public relations director of the National
Basketball Hall of Fame, retiring in 1991.